Odense
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Odense |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,756 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1890
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Builder | Helsingørs Jernskibsvft. & Maskinbyg., Helsingør
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Operator | I/S Aarhus Oliefabrik, Ltd. (V. Müller), Copenhagen
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Odense
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 May 1917 | UC 77 (Reinhard von Rabenau) | Sunk | Abandoned 1.5 miles ENE of St. Abb’s Head, vessel came ashore north of St. Abb’s Head. Total loss, wreck sank August 2, 1917.
| 55° 56'N, 2° 12'W
| Bathurst - Aarhus
| groundnuts
| 2
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Position of attack on Odense
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